Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder characterized by the production of sweat with a high salt content and mucus secretions with an abnormal viscosity.

Arteriovenous malformation

An anomalous configuration of blood vessels that shunts arterial blood directly into veins without passing through the capillaries.


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PMID (PMCID)
10435171
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A large pelvic arteriovenous malformation in an adult patient with cystic fibrosis.
Ledson MJ, Wahbi Z, Harris P, Walshaw MJ.
Postgrad Med J. 1999;75(884):353-4.
This has not previously been described in patients with cystic fibrosis, despite the association between high oestrogen levels and arteriovenous malformations.